Metallic tie and rail-fastener



^ APPLICATION. FILED APRI 30, I9I9A -1.31 1,323.

Patented July-f2s, 1919.

SII/venten 5f' Cul/1m nys dil-km nu u UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEr BENaAiEIN F. CUMMINGS, or LooUsTeRovE. oKLAHoMmAssIGNoR or ONE-HALF To CLYDE W. Davis, or LooUsTGRovE, OKLAHOMA.

METALLIGTIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

vTo all whom z'tmay Concern:

Be it known thatl, BENJAMIN F. CoM- MINes, a citizen of the United States, residingat. Locust Grove, in the county ofMayes and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Iniprovementsin Metallic Ties and-Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved metallic tie anda rail fastener therefor, and

a general object of the invention is to pro' vide a device of this 'kind which is simple, elicie-nt and practical in construction, .and

may be manufactured for a. small cost andl installed onv the roads at areasonable profit, consistent with the construction herein shown.

A further object of the invention the like between the end base portions andthe body of the tie, thereby reinforcing the body an'd the base portions relatively to each' other. v y v A further object of the invention is to provide a tie having rail plate receiving recesses, into which rail plates are received lin a dove-tail'fashion, thereby not only preventing displacement of the rail plates but also preventing .displacement of the` rails, the bases of which are removably support-ed onsaid plates, there being ,means consisting of keys to prevent movement of the rail plates in a direction of the rails.

A further object of ythe`invention is to provide improved means fcr holding the keys in their receiving openings of the ties, in such 'Wise as to permit the keys 'to be removed When'- desired, but while such keys are in engagement with their openings the rail `plates are held secure and against movement. This particular construction of the tie may be equally as well employed in connection with switch rails, as well as in connec.

. key.

Speeication of Letters Patent. Patented July 29, 1919, Application filed April-30, 1919. Serial No. 293,616.v i I' A'tion with oppositely arranged rails Aof straight track.

A furtherl object of the invention to4 provide a tie, and rail fastening therefor,

of such general-character that it may be easily removed, and replaced or a new tie inserted, without disturbing any other part of' the. road. I While the design and construction at present. illustrated and set forth is deemed preferable, it is obvious that asa resultof a reduction of the invention to' a more practical forni for commercial purposes, the invention may be susceptible of changes, and the i'ight. to these changes is claimed, pi'ovided they are comprehended within the scope. of what is claimed.-

The invention comprises-further features and combination of parts as will he hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a planyiew of the improved tie vand rail fastener therefor, showing a pair of rails mounted upon the rail plateswhich. are'arranged in their receiving recesses of the tie.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2--2 of Fig. Lshowing the rail plate in place, the key holding the plate in position and the lug overlianging the base ot' the i'ail.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view f the Fig. is an enlarged detail view of the rail plate. i

Fig. 5 is a' detail view of another rail plate,.liaving its' .lugs arranged, especially adapting the same for location relative to the joint of a pair of rails. so that the lugs" may overlie the'sh plates.

Fig. Gis an enlarged det-ail view of the tie. A v

Fig. 7 is a detail view transversely of one end of the tie.

Referring iiioi'e especially to the drawings 1 ldesignates a tie which mav be constructed of any suitable materialpreferably` metal. This tie at its ends is provided with bases 2, the ,under faces `of which are couiitersunk or liollowed out as shown at 3 so tha-t the roadhed or ballast may extend upwardly tliereinto. to prevent displacement of the tie. These bases are reinforced or braced relatively to the body 4 of the tie by means of the webs 5. It is to be noted that the central portion ofthe tie is in the form 'of `a thin connecting web between the bases. This central connecting web is prothe tie is enlarged or is providedl with later-V all v`e`xtending parts 8.' '1`l'iese'dove-tail recesses receive' rail plates 9,' the oppositev edges of which are beveled as shown at 10, to engage 'the beveled walls 11 of the recesses. Each rail plate onone edge is provided vwith a notch 12, and a lateral portion of each of the enlargements (which have the dove-tail recesses) of the tie, is provided with anl opening 13. with which the notch 12 registers, when the' rail plate is in position. This opening 13" receives a kev 14,

WhichalSo eugagesthe notch 12 of th'e'rail plate lt?, thereby securing the rail plate inposition and preventing movement'of the plate in a iliicctioi'i with the rail. This key 1l at its lower end is provided with a spring extension l5, This spring vextension is formed on the key, by forn'iing a recess 16 in one edge oft the key at its lower portion, and then bending ,the extension in an offset direction inclining downwardly from the key, as shown in `the 4sectional view, "I*`ig." 2. It 1s to `be noted that by forming the recess 16 in the manner shown, this sprinoextensionl l5 may easily bend at a point indicated at 17 (which is adjacent the shoulder 1S). Also when .forming the recess l6.fa shoulder` 19 is formed near the, lower end. of

the extension The shoulder 19 is provided l for the purpose of engaging under one of the .lateral portions of the enlargement of the tic, as shown in Fig. 2,. inA order1 toulock the key in position in the opening and in engagement with the notch 12. In order to employ the key, its spring end is inserted in the opening 13, and thendriven home, and

it is to be noted that as the key passe-s through. the opening 13, its spring 'extension will yield suii'iciently to enable the key to vreach home.v llowever, when the key.

. reaches home, the spring extension will as# sume its normal positionrelatively to the," body ofy the key, ,and in this waythe shoulder 19 will engage'k under one of the lateralportions of-the` enlargement of the tie. thereby preventingupward ,displacenient of the key.

One of the rail plates 9 is provided with,

A be removed.

`lugs.

lugs 20, which are positioned diagonally .l opposite each other and are designed to" overlie the' base 21 of thev rail 22, thereby preventing lateral movement of the rail.

j It is obvious that the tie may be easily removed, without disturbing any other tie. For instance, by applying pressure upon the spring extension of the key sufficiently to move theshoulder 19 out of the path of the lower part of` one of the lateral portions of the enlargement 'of thej tie, and `then' applying a hand crow-bar under the head 23 of thekey, the key may be extracted. rThe Arail plate may then be moved along. 4the rail,

until. it disengages from its recess of the tie.

The rail pll'te may be removed by applying Y sufficient pressure or hammer blows thereon. After the rail plate has been removed from engagement with the recess, a partial :turnmay be imparted thereto, and owing to thel diagonal positions of the lugs, the

rail plate may-be detached from the base of the rail. Then by jacking `up the rail, the tie may be removed from thereunder. The other rail plate is provided `with oppositely arranged lugs 24, instead of being diagonahand this construction of rail plate is especially adapted for use in connection with the rails where a joint occurs. Forinstance, the lugs of this particular rail plate overlie the fish plates 25, which connect the adjacent ends` 26 of the rails. In orderto remove this latter rail platethe key may be removed in the manner hereinbefore stated,

then the fish plates removed by first reniov- 1ing theirbolts, andthen-the rail platemay be removed until its lugs reach the end of the rail sufiiciently to be free ofthe rail. l

i Also, the ish plates 25 vvmay vremain con- -v i105 For instance, the overhanging lugs 24- are spaced just far enough to per; mit the rails 2G and their fish plates 25, to

nected to the rails, when the rails 26 are to pass between the lugs, the adjacent end of the overhanging parts of the lugs being suitably: spaced 'in order to' prevent contact withV the bolts (n'ot shown) that rusually fasten the fish plates .to thezrails, as the rails and the fish plates are inserted between the It is obvious -thatthe-rails and fish plates 26 and-25 maybe inserted ingplace without removing suclibolts. (Not shown.)

The invention having been set forth, whatis claimedyasy new and' useful is:

1. rIhey combination `with av metallic tie havingfthe upper portion of its body provided With a rail plate receivingrecessthat portion of the tie having said 'recess having avertical'lopening, ofv a rail plate V'in said recess and provided withopposite'ly` a'ra rail.' said rail plate having-a notch in one edge thereof, and 'ineansfextending rthrough thecpening' and 'engagi'-ngsaid notch to secure the rail pla-te in position',

y ranged lugs in engagement withv the base ot .iso

2. The combination i with* a metallic' 'tie having the upper'portion of its body pro ,vided with enlargements, eaeh-'havinga rail plate receiving'recess, each enlargement hav- 'lng :1n-opening, a rail plate engaging the recess andprovided with a notch registering `with the opening, said rail plate l-liaving diagonal opposite lugs toV o verlie'the Abase ot' the' rail, a member removably fixed in said opening and engaging the notch of the rail plate, thereby holding the plate in position."

V 3. TheA combination with a metallic tie,4 yprovided with bases, at lits. oppositef ends,

said bases having'their under faces countersunk,the body of the tie on its vupper pore tion alcove the bases having enlargements, saidenlarge1ne1its havingftransverse dovetail recesses, each of Eaid enlargements having an opening, of a rail plate dove-tailed in said transverse recess and provided' \vith a, 4notch to register with the opening, said rail plate having'v opposite lugs to overlie the base 0f a rail, and a keywedged insaid openingfand engaging said notch, and means carried by .the lower vend cf the keyengag- 'ing the -nnder part of the enlargements to prevent upward i'novelnent of the key.

4. The combination with a metallic tie, having bases at its oppositey ends', said bases being countersunk Ain their under faces, the body of the tie near its `opiosize. ends above the bases having enlargements provided with ments having' openings, rail plates dovetailed 1n sald recesses having notches,l one of said rail plates'having diagonally oppositev lugs overlying the baseV of the rail, a key ren'iovably fixed in said opening and engaging the notch, the-lower end 0f thekey having a spring extension provided with a shoulder at itslower end, to'englag'e under one :side of the enlargement when the .key i's transverse dove-tail lrecesses, said' enlarge. 

